The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-05

will vote according to her ''intuitions and
feeling" and her conscience will always
be found in alliance with her emotions,
and she viii take little stock in mans
treason, logic and self-reliance," preferring
always her convictions as guide.
Admitting, as does our correspondent
that 'in government of the people it is
the ballot that declares war" the
fact that the "bugle call to arms
may come through woman suffrage need
not be debated. 1t is self-evident.
The Sentinel does not disparsge women.
On the contrary it champions their rights.
1t wonld throw wide open the doors of all
avenues to such employments and profess
sions as, upon serious reflection, they are
fitted by nature to occupy, but it is of the
first importance that women should mot
forget they are women, and If they do be-
ONE oblivious of the; fact, il becomes, on
the part of the men, the quintessence of
kindness 20 remind them of it. We enter
tain proper regard for the wisdom of Plato,
40 also for ST. Paul, but we do not believe
gait in the discussion of the woman question.
There is a common sense view to be taken
of the wonan's rights question, and as
common sense is the best sense of which
the world can boast, We are inclined to the
opinion 1t will ultimately prevail. AS a
women cannot shoulder arms, they ought
not to ask for a privilege of doing such
things as make battles necessity. Conn.,
mon sense decides the question against
their claim for the ballot. Women, if
they had the ballot, might want to be
sherlfs, constables or bailiffs, and it is
easy to see they might occasionally obtain
such offices. A woman hangman is not
a pleasant picture for contempla-
ton, nor that of arresting criminals of var
ious grades. Does our correspondent see
the point2 1t is prominently the right
thing for men and women to do-to get
married and raise family. 1t is in &C
cordance with the high command to null
tiply and replenish the earth. The creator
has so arranged matters that getting mar
ried does not disqualify man from work.
No disability, incapacitating him from the
responsibilities of his station, as husband
and father results from his matrimonial
obligations. He can work at all times and
seasons, and if need be defend those who
are dependent upon him tor protection.
The common sense view OF the sit
uation Is that women, by the decree
of their creator, are disqualified
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no grand march of ideas, can revoke the
laws of woman's physical organism. There
is a sense in which it may be said, "the
family is the type of the State" but it is
30 only in limited sense. We say the
'tfsmlly of nations" 'sisterhood of states"
and we talk of "paternsl governments"
and speak of Washington as the 'fsther OF
his country" and sometimes old Virginia
is called "the mother of States and Presl-
dents" Such terms are, true enough,
pretty fancies, and help sometimes to
round up period, but there is little in
them that is practical. That
tour government is an aggrega-
ton of families, we think is admissible,
but that it is without wife, sister, sweet
heart or mother" presents it in such for
lorn condition that it may require woman
suffrage to remedy the misfortune and put
the old family mansion in a condition for
q quilting party. Manhood suffrage, pre-
supposes ability to bear arms, but there is
no such presupposition in woman suffrage.
Women, sick or well, old or young, can
not bear arms, and if our correspondent
should deem it prudent to debate the sub
lect further, 1t will afford US no little salts
faction to enlarge somewhat upon the
proposition.